The phrase "albeit surprising" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to introduce a contrasting idea or to acknowledge an unexpected element in a statement.
Example: "The results of the experiment were conclusive, albeit surprising to the researchers."
Alternatives: "although unexpected" or "even if surprising".
Mizugaki didn't do a lot with his takedowns so it's justifiable albeit surprising.
I write predominately gay because after my 12-year relationship ended with John (totally fake name for my ex) I had a brief (albeit surprising) affair with a woman.
An interesting finding made by the authors (Li et al. 2011), albeit surprising, was that overexpression of Dkk-1 after fracture in adult mice increased serum OPG levels and reduced RANKL levels at the early stages of fracture healing with no inhibition of osteoclastogenesis.
The most interesting--albeit not surprising--aspect of the declaration was its emphasis on Internet sovereignty and the related existence of the Golden Shield Project (the "Great Firewall of China").
Flew had always possessed a restless, even eccentric intellect, and this was just another turn in his career, albeit a surprising one.
But his use of the design umlaut is working, albeit with surprising results: in a coals-to-Newcastle way, the brand is apparently big in Norway.
Both sisters — one plotting coldheartedly for money and the other doing all for love — come to grief, albeit in surprising, heartbreaking ways.
Both sisters — -one plotting coldheartedly for money and the other doing all for love — come to grief, albeit in surprising, heartbreaking ways.
Though moody guitar rock remains the dominant style, the harmonies are smoother, the production is sturdier (albeit less surprising), and the lyrics, especially on songs such as "This Boy Is Exhausted," "Boys, You Won't," and "Ex-Girl Collection," are as determined as ever to paint wistful miniatures of loves lost and found.
